My esteemed China-scholar sister Charlotte Furth solved the question I asked last year. Who is this wildman, who currently lives in an empty fireplace in our bedroom? We know how he got into our possession – a purchase by our grandparents, … Read More
We are still at the same address, same website (www.basilking.net), same Flickr site for Basil King art. But a move is a move, whether cross-country or just from upstairs to downstairs. We have moved within our house, up to down, to top … Read More
Late out of the gate? Not to worry. Yes, the Whitney finally got it right. A museum with space designed for being with works of art, with a glorious lightness, so we see the work, not the housing. Only later … Read More
Basil King’s reading of “The White Tablecloth,” recorded at SideWalk Café this past November, is now available. on PennSound. Click here! (Thank you, Zach Carduner at PennSound for working the magic needed to create an MP3 file from an unpromising … Read More
In partnership with Associated Writing Programs, which is having its annual meeting in Minneapolis this April, the Walker Art Center is hosting these free events Thursday April 9, 2015 from 5 pm to 11 pm: 5-9: Screenings of Basil King: … Read More
Contrary to normal blog rules, this one is long as there is so much to tell. First: What is “Black Mountain Songs”? A collaborative musical event, inspired by the spirit of Black Mountain College, with songs composed by Jherek Bischoff, … Read More
November 6 at 6:30. Basil will read from his new book, The Spoken Word/The Painted Hand (Marsh Hawk Press, 20l4*) and his old friend Hettie Jones will read some of her not-yet published short fictions. They are both being presented … Read More
Three trips this summer: 1) To Sag Harbor, where the factory in which a large cohort of young working women licked the brushes they used to paint glow-in-the-dark watch faces. They later died horribly of radium poisoning, their teeth more … Read More